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Construction crews have made significant progress on the county’s two courthouse projects over the last few weeks.

Chad Catledge of Lancaster’s Perception Builders said work has been steadily progressing on renovations at the county’s historic courthouse, as well as construction of the county’s new courthouse building. He presented a status update of both projects at Lancaster County Council’s meeting on Monday.

The Rev. Richelle Massey-Harris said meditation, prayer and study are key to having a strong relationship with God.

Those three disciplines were just some of many ideas shared during the first ever Men’s and Women’s Unity Breakfast/Seminar, held Saturday at United Bible Way Church of Lancaster.

Dr. Kenny Rose, pastor at the church, said the aim was to assemble people who want to make positive changes in their community. Organizers wanted to have guest speakers on hand who could deliver powerful, inspirational messages, he said.

INDIAN LAND – An assailant armed with a gun and a stopwatch took almost $3,000 worth of prescription medication from the Panhandle's Walgreens store on Tuesday.

According to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report, a pharmacist told deputies that a man walked up to the pharmacy counter about 8:20 p.m., handed her a letter and told her he had a gun. The pharmacist said the man never pointed the gun at anyone in the store, the report said.

It’s been more than two years in the making, but St. Luke United Methodist Church is finally receiving a much-needed renovation.

As one of the oldest Methodist churches in the state, having formed in 1859, pastor Kyle Randle said St. Luke facilities have needed an upgrade for some time. And with help from Columbia-based Bobbitt Design Build, the church will receive upgrades to its sanctuary, meeting spaces and classrooms.

It happened in March when Durham, 26, and her 2-year-old son, Alonzo, were visiting a friend in Tega Cay. A late winter snowstorm had descended on the area and Durham decided to stay with her friend overnight. Little did she know that choice may have saved her life.

“We came back the next day and that’s when we found out what had happened,” Durham said. “We came back to everything being gone.”